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Re: Reminder icons for the Day/Week/Month view.         

Group: microsoft.public.outlook.calendaring · Group Profile
Author: Johno165
Date: Aug 6, 2008 11:54

Sorry, Diane,
But Bob H is so right on the money.
M$ needs to get their act together and stop creating "pretty" software.
Business people need it to work for them, and let the others buy Macs.

"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:
> Right, that is the one limitation. I'm not sure if it will come back in the
> next version of Outlook - they know some people want it back, but the reason
> for removing it was for a cleaner look and more space - if you display very
> many calendars side-by-side the reminder and meeting icons (and start/end
> times) push the subject off the view. While an option to toggle them off
> and on would be ideal, its not always easy (or bug free) to do it.
>
> --
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> "Bob H" discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:02B202FC-2C43-46F9-9F93-B3B1CFC95967@microsoft.com...
>> Diane,
>>
>> Creative idea, I set it up as a test, but doesn't work for anyone who uses
>> categories and colors frequently.
>>
>> Bringing back the icon would be much more straight forward.
>>
>> Bob
>>
>>
>> "Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:
>>
>>> If they need to be reminded that there is a reminder set or see the items
>>> without reminders, use a custom view to hide or show or color the items -
>>> use the Reminder field for this. If they can't tell from the subject
>>> that
>>> it’s a meeting request, they can use a view to color also. Unfortunately,
>>> they can only use one color - so they'll need 3 autoformatting rules -
>>> one
>>> for reminders, one for meetings and one for meetings with reminders.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
>>> Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
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>>>
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>>> "Bob H" discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:E765A51E-A02A-43E0-BD9D-6A6B4A86A373@microsoft.com...
>>>> Diane,
>>>>
>>>> Yes I realize they are in table view. Try to explain to Sr. VP's that
>>>> they
>>>> have to change their view to see them!
>>>>
>>>> Microsoft really has to stop changing the rules of the game and
>>>> removing
>>>> stuff like this. Same goes with Vista and it's UI ... for crying out
>>>> loud
>>>> I
>>>> don't have to re-learn how to start my car or open the hood with every
>>>> new
>>>> model year. And the preset buttons for the radio would never just be
>>>> REMOVED
>>>> .... and put in the glove box.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> They were removed from the Day/Week/Month view to remove clutter from
>>>>> the
>>>>> screen. You can see them both in a table view.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
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>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Bob H" discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:D6C4BC81-368E-4DED-A8C0-649C75851E5F@microsoft.com...
>>>>>> I'm very frustrated that reminder icons do not appear in the
>>>>>> calendar
>>>>>> anymore. Also why was the icon that showed multiple attendees
>>>>>> removed?
>>>>>>
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>>>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx?mid=d6c4bc81-368e-4ded...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>
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